Imperial entered their match against Brawley on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Imperial Tigers came up short against the Brawley Wildcats, falling 49-28. The Tigers have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Imperial saw an underclassman step up: freshman Deren Hueso picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 45 yards. Rashad Robinson handled things on the ground, rushing for 98 yards.
Sergio Garcia continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Brawley, rushing for 184 yards on only six carries, while also picking up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown. Garcia's longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards.
Imperial's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-1. As for Brawley, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 8-1.
Imperial will face off against Southwest EC at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Imperial is facing Southwest EC at the right time seeing as Southwest EC is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Brawley, they will square off against Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brawley will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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